[Visual] Matt's Art

[Matthew]

I'm just starting to get the hang of dynamic poses. Now to work on perspective . . .


Or not.

Here, a work in progress that I haven't worked on in a week:

Gotta fix her hands and feet next time I actually open Sai.

Drawing experience: 2.5 years
Favorite artists: Tony Taka, Yabuki Kentaro
Anyway, I'm aiming for a mixture of moe and bishojo, also thinking about doing some realism on the side, and getting into 3D modeling whenever I get the money for Lightwave or Maya. Or when I learn how to use Blender properly.

I'll post more as I draw more. Might not be a whole lot: what with classes and such, I don't have much time to do anything.

[Matthew]

Testing out more semirealistic manga. I can't draw girls very well in that style though.

[modern algebra]

They look pretty good. The hands on some of them look a little disproportionate, but all in all they are very nice.

[Matthew]

Thanks, MA. I'll keep trying on the hands--I've never been that great at them.

[Ruzu]

Wow this is really good Matt, you make me want to quit drawing ;P

[Matthew]

Aah, don't do that! If you like it, I want it to inspire you to draw MORE!

Kinda like what this person does for me.

Oh, and here are some eyes I made for practice in Photoshop:

[Matthew]

WIP continued:

[Lukas]

I prefer more realistic art to this kind of style, but looking at it objectively they're all good; but I like the pencil ones more (probably cause I prefer pencil drawings to other forms of art in general) Anyway,

[Weavile]

Very impressive!

[Matthew]

Lucario, Lucas - thanks.

I tried Sai's airbrush tool. Looks kinda 2D, but I can fix that with practice:

[Lukas]

Lucario, Lucas - thanks.

It's no problem , but please - it's Lukas.

[Matthew]

GAH! Missed the K!

Anyway, here:

[Lukas]

I love those =D,
Keep up the good work.

And also btw, all three of them have very little shading - I think that shading (if its done right) can make a good drawing even better.

[Weavile]

Very, very impressive!
I think they look just as good without shading.

[Matthew]

Maybe a bit much for a first(?) try on lighting, but it's good to aim high, I think.

[Matthew]

[Matthew]

Someday, I'll get to a level where I can actually do some artwork for my games (and probably some for people here as well).

[Matthew]

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[Weavile]

Very, very nice ones! You sure know what you're doing with your pen.

[Matthew]

If the picture was full-size, the pen wouldn't look near as good. I draw it in twice the size originally--with messy lines. When I reduce it by half, the lines come out looking a lot better.

Here's a faceless 3D Kirby. I have less than an hour of experience in 3D, so I know it's not that great.

[Sashikinaroji]

If I had to guess... Autodesk Maia?

I generally like your art and am pissed off that in 6 years of drawing I am not as good as you are with only 2.5... I guess my problem is that I don't study enough... I just draw things I see...

The first lighting work you did was great... Although the hands are a bit off... The shape is just... wrong somehow... I don't know what to say...

And that guy from the first post was really good too... I was really pissed when I saw it... Especially after just reading 2.5 years... hahahah!

[Weavile]

You should use Autodesk 3ds Max. It's much, much better than Maya.

[Matthew]

@Sashikinaroji - Yup, Maya. The college doesn't hold licences to Max, though I wish it did. As for 2.5 years . . . keep in mind that I draw literally every day, sometimes multiple things per day. Plus, I study manga and other art forms as much as I can (psh--actually, I just read too much manga and play too many games).

Funny thing is, I get ticked at myself if I don't draw constantly. I have some kinda thing with my mentality that just won't let me slack off in art.

@Weavile - I agree. I have Max on my laptop, but I have to use Maya during class. Like I told Sashi, the college only has Maya. I suffer from a lack of active symmetry.

Oh, and here's my first fanart in a long time:

It's Eri Hasumi, from the game Vanguard Princess. Probably the most visually appealing fighter I've ever played.

[tSwitch]

good work, but I'd suggest trying to loosen up your poses a bit, make them more organic.  They're stiff.

I have trouble with that myself, it's a bitch getting it to work.